[A new technique for transcrestal sinus floor elevation with press-fit bone cylinders (dowel lift): short communication of the first in vitro results].

The minimally invasive sinus floor elevation as first described by Summers is limited in augmentation volume, whereas a more invasive approach is required for the technique of Tatum for larger bone defects. We developed a new technique for the transcrestal elevation of the sinus floor with bone dowels using a press-fit technique (dowel lift). We present the technique with first in vitro results in a fresh, unpreserved, human cadaver.